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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Set of 6 Green Pea Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Figurative Sculpture in Bronze by J. Mariscal
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Spectacular sculpture made in bronze on marble signed J. Mariscal.
Dimensions: 22cm x 15cm x 11cm.
Category
1990s Spanish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,339 Sale Price
20% Off
Horse Head Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Symbol of strength and energy, this horse head sculpture combines ancient heritage with a modern sensibility. Rich in details, it showcases a def...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,997 / item
Pair of Figural Candelabra by Elkington, Mason & Co
Located in London, GB
Pair of figural candelabra by Elkington, Mason & Co
English, circa 1860
Height 44cm, width 26cm, depth 20cm
This pair of three light figural candelabra is made of silvered-bronze. The candelabra take the form of a male and female figure in exotic dress...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
$47,864 / set
Monumental Pale Yellow Baby Bottle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gigantic baby bottle made in the 1970s. Hard plastic bottle with removable top and rubber nipple. Pale light yellow bottle with ounces on one side and mill...
Category
1970s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Rubber
Iuxta Bronze Sculpture by Gardeco Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Iuxta Bronze Sculpture by Gardeco Objects
Limited Edition Of 75 Pieces.
Designed by Guy Buseyne.
Dimensions: D 18 x W 22 x H 77 cm.
Materials: Bronze.
Iuxta – a wonderful name for a...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$12,116 / item
Italian Cast Bathing Venus Sculpture By A.Santini
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1495 Italian cast stone bathing Venus sculpture
Category
1970s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Bronze Statue of the Roman Greek Wrestler Milo of Croton After Dumont
By Jacques-Edme Dumont
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fairly large 19th century French bronze statue of the Milo of Croton on a stepped marble base after the original marble statue by sculptor Edme Dumont (1...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture "The Shanty" 2004, by Monica Machado
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Monica Machado
Born in Lisbonne (Portugal) in 1966. Lives in Paris, since 1981.
Technique: Assembly of architectural elements in ceramics and fairy tales characters. Each room is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Silicone, Plaster, Wood, Paper
Bronze Medallion by Aurelio Mistruzzi, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bronze Medallion is a bronze medal realized by Aurelio Mistruzzi during the early 20th Century.
This circular bronze medal was realized in the occ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,666 Sale Price
25% Off
Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Female Warrior by E. Drouot
Located in Long Island City, NY
Late 19th century bronze sculpture of a female warrior with sword
Signed E Drouot
Edouard Drouot was born in Sommevoire in the Haut Marne region on 3rd ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck Model #3310-4 'Flat' Brass and Leather Table Bell
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #3310 Large Brass Bell with Leather Handle
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly functional and sculptural bell is executed in polished brass with a rich brown le...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Italian Bronze Grand Tour Seated Hermes After the Antique
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large-scale late 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze of the ‘Seated Hermes’ after the antique, ex. private UK collection. Also known as ‘Resting Hermes’ or ‘Seated Mercury’, thi...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair Italian Gilt Cast Stone Egyptian Deities
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1737 Pair Italian cast stone replicas of Egyptian Deities
Category
1970s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed A. Batacchi, Italy, Florence, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble sculpture signed A. Batacchi, Italy, Florence, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Amazing, Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Wood Nymph' Statuette, France, 1960
By Lalique, René Lalique
Located in Catania, IT
Amazing, Rene Lalique Opalescent glass 'wood Nymph' Statuette. France 1960.
Creating a perfect moment for your space is an easy accomplishment with this fi...
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$636 Sale Price
32% Off
Ivan Avoscan, Bronze Sculpture, Concrete Composition
By Ivan Avoscan
Located in Kastrup, DK
Ivan Avoscan, French sculptor (1928-2012)
Bronze sculpture, concrete composition. Made of reddish brown patinated bronze.
Signed Avoscan.
France, late 20th century.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Ebony Makonde African Wood Carving
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful contemporary collector piece of Makonde ebony tree of life art carving with unbelievable detailed wood carving.
Category
1950s Tanzanian Primitive Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
ESSEVI - Ceramica raffigurante lavandaia - Datata 1937 - ITALY
Located in Milano, IT
ESSEVI - Sandro VACCHETTI - Ceramica dipinta a mano raffigurante una lavandaia, datata 1937 - Torino - Made in italy.
Bellissima qualità e in perfetto stato di conservazione.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mizar Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Mizar vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982. The piece features clear and blue glass with multicolored handles.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Torino One of the most influential and important figures of the last century, Architect and Designer, he has participated in all radical movements whether created from the 1970s and 1980s. In 1981 he founded the Memphis group, a group that has radically changed the scenario of Italian and world design. Honored with numerous international awards, was winner of the Golden...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Goldscheider "the Captured Bird" Ceramic Statuette by Josef Lorenzl
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Goldscheider Ceramic statuette "The Captured Bird" design by Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) and it was registered as the "Model 5230".The woman depicted h...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture entitled "Coquette" by Erte
By Erté
Located in London, GB
A fabulous limited edition cold painted bronze figure of an elegant beauty dressed in a full length gown looking into her pocket mirror with excellent colour and very fine hand finished detail. Signed Erté, numbered 179/375, dated 1986 and with foundry mark.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 46 cm
Circa: 1985
Foundry: Fine Art Acquisitions
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref: Erté The Last Works by Eric Estorick
Page no. 104
SKU: 9104
ABOUT
Erté La Coquette
Erté Sculpture
Erté La Coquette – Sculpture as such has been a rather late arrival in Erté’s life, but his three-dimensional creativity began long before he started to work with Paul Poiret in Paris in 1913. It began at his house in St. Petersburg in 1897, when he was five years of age and created a little theatre using his mothers empty perfume bottles...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
John W. Mills (1933-2023) ‘Gesture’ Freestanding Bronze Figure
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A figurative bronze tabletop sculpture titled ‘Gesture’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. Signed by the artist, this bronze maquette is freestanding, making it perfec...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Japanese Porcelain Incense Burner-Smoker Figurines
Located in Ferndale, MI
Two Early 20th Century Japanese Porcelain Incense Burner/Smoker Figurines painted in gold. Each has design pattern on the costume he...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Monumental Figures of a Duke & Duchess
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Cent) white painted monumental figures of a Duke & Duchess on square bases. (att. to be patron saints of a provincial French town & used in an annual parade)
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$95,000 / set
Large Helen Beling Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Helen Beling (American, 1914-2001)
Crenellated and Arched, 1950s
Belplast.
Category
1950s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
$14,000
"Windy Day" Vienna Bronze Sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann, c. 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Vienna bronze sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann with excellent detail throughout depicting a young exotic dancer swirling her skirt hinged to lift and reveal her naked body stan...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Nice and Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of Shou Lao Longevity Peach
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
China, finely carved wooden statue. Carved with Shou Lau, Chinese longevity god.
We are not sure about the age because we didn't find any reference p...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Nice Pair of 7ft Bronze Classical Maidens
Located in London, GB
Large Pair of Bronze Classical Maidens Holding A Urn
These originally were part of a Fountain
But could be used as Free Standing Sculptures and Wired to a Fountain
Category
20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Six-Foot High Topiary Spiral Shaped Cedar Plants
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Six-Foot High Topiary Spiral Shaped Cedar Plants with painted wood planters. We have used these and similar Topiaries in our showrooms for decades and there are currently 2-p...
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Florentine marble and alabaster bust of a woman, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A sculpture of the bust of a woman carved out of alabaster and on a marble plinth, signed by artist, Florence, Italy, 20th century. Elements of rococo and neoclassicism. Please note ...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
$352 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Sculpture of Child with Teddy Bear and Grasshopper by Pietro Piraino
By Pietro Piraino
Located in Roma, IT
Bronze with marble base by the Italian sculptor Pietro Piraino (1878-1950).
Very good conditions.
This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in I...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,578 Sale Price
25% Off
Curtis Jere "Birds at Flight" Chrome Metal Sculpture With Trapezoidal Base
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Monrovia, CA
Curtis Jere "Birds At Flight" Chrome Metal Sculpture With A Trapezoidal Base.
Three Chrome Metal Eagles At Flight. The Birds Are In Excellent Shape, With ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
A Large Saliati Murano Glass Fish with Gold Flecks Mid 20th Century
By Salviati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large and impressive Murano glass fish with bullicante controlled bubbles attributed to Salviatt and Co. The elegant form with the fish tail curved upward with a sturdy round glas...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Ceramic Sculpture Madonna Virgin & Child Pattarino 1960s Figure
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Italian ceramic terracotta sculpture
Depicting Madonna , Virgin & Child religiousstatue
Material: Earthenware terracotta, tin glaze and partially gilded
Modeled and painted by h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Czech Amphora Porcelain Sculpture of a Camel and Mounted Rider
By Amphora
Located in San Francisco, CA
A magnificent Mid-20th century Czech Amphora Porcelain sculpture modeled as a “Camel and Mounted Rider”, of imposing size and in Fine original condition.
The Amphora Porcelain Works existed from 1892 – 1945 in the Teplitz-Turn area of Bohemia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but since 1918, in Trnovany in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1892 under the style of RSt&K, by Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel, the son and sons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1990s Modern Marquis Collection Of Beverly Hill Tessellated Stone Sculpture
Located in Stafford, TX
Beautiful sculpture of 2 lovers made of tessellated stone! Great overall condition as seen!
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Large Antique Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Figure of an Arabian Arms Merchant
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This cold painted Austrian bronze dates from the late 19th century and is extremely detailed. The figure is signed, or titled on one edge of the carpet, but we could not determine th...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Gilded Carved Wood Laughing Buddha Sculpture on Lotus Base
Located in Worcester, GB
Large Gilded Carved Wood Laughing Buddha Sculpture on Lotus Base
Origin: Late 20th Century
Materials: Hand-carved wood, gold leaf
Dimensions: H 109 cm x W 57 cm x D 43 cm
Condition: ...
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Gilt Bronze Fireplace Surround Fender
Located in London, GB
This elegant gilt bronze (ormolu) fireplace fender was created in France in the late 19th century. The item will add splendour and beauty to a fireplace, making it the focal point of a room.
The fender features a pierced rail which is decorated with a central cartouche, flanked by stylized acanthus leaves. The ends of the fender are topped by full-length, semi-nude figures. These include a beautiful young woman and a bearded male, holding a blacksmith’s hammer. The latter can be identified as Hephaestus (or Vulcan), the classical god...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
high quality true pair of Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and high quality true pair of Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statues, signed Cesare Lapini. Each wonderful statue is raised on a circular ground designed base where each of the charming young girls above are standing. Showcased on the front of each statue's base are the titles, with the left statue titled "Estate" and the right "Inverno". The young maidens each represent their respective season, with Estate being Summer and Inverno being Winter. The adorable young girl in her summer attire is adorned with formal heels on her feet while grasping a small bouquet of blooming flowers, and wearing a cute bonnet accented with a smaller scale flower bouquet on the side. The young girl dressed in her winter attire is bundled in a woven hooded sash over her dress and holding a tastefully braided basket. Surrounding the feet of the winter dressed...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Marble Sculptures Medici Lions, 20th Century
Located in Southall, GB
This is a beautifully sculpted pair of decorative composite marble lions with balls from the originals at Villa Medici, Rome, dating from the last quarter of the 20th century.
They ...
Category
20th Century European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Four Antique Bronze Plaques Depicting Water-Nymphs, by Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Four antique bronze plaques depicting water-nymphs, by Ferdinand Barbedienne
French, 19th century.
Measures: Height 47cm, width 12cm, depth 2.5cm
Finely cast in relief from patinated bronze with parcel gilt patina, these French 19th Century panels each depict a Classical female water-nymph. The relief structure and design is after four panels from the important marble fountain from the Renaissance period in Paris called the Fontaine des Innocents. This was created by the French sculptor Jean Goujon...
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Sculpture of 'Kabyle au retour de la chasse' by Waagen
Located in London, GB
Kabyle au retour de la chasse
By Arthur Waagen
A rare example retaining its original cold-painted details in harmony with the patinated bronze; the impressive model of an Arab hu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Garuda Figurine, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite bronze figurine is cast in the form of Garuda, a demigod and mythical king of birds in Hindu and Buddhist faith. Taking the form of half-bird half man, Garuda is a powerf...
Category
20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Unique Sculpture "The Runner" 1970s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind sculpture, The Runner, in hand-brazed and textured bronze by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1970's (signed "Philip + Kelvin LaVerne" on ba...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. faux painted marble and Giltwood statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most charming true pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. faux painted marble and Giltwood statues. Both of the joyful statues are raised on hexagonal tapered fau...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Classical 1990s Spanish Hand Carved Macael White Marble Sculpture of Two Tigers
Located in Marbella, ES
Classical 1990s Spanish hand carved Macael white marble sculpture of two tigers, one lying down and the other standing.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Bronze Polo Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze sculpture representing a polo player on a wooden base. It dates from the 70s and is apparently unsigned. Good condition. Measures: 36x28x18 cm.
Category
1950s European Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique 18th Century Bow English Porcelain Figure of a Flute Player
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique English porcelain figurine.
By Bow.
In the form of a boy clothed in 18th century garb and holding a flute.
We've noted losse...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Massive Pop Art Wood Queen of Hearts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Pop Art wood sculpture of a Queen of Hearst. Entire piece is made of wood. Super unique object. Great scale. Excellent vintage condition.
Category
1970s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A French 19th Century Carved Marble Whimsical Figural Urn Fountain with Children
By Joseph Reynés I Gurgui
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine large, rare and charming, French, 19th century. Belle Époque carved white marble whimsical figural urn fountain depicting children climbing on an urn with flowers and garlands, influenced in the Louis XV style, by Joseph Reynés I Gurgui (Barcelona, 1850-1926). Signed: Reynes. Barcelona, circa 1890.
An almost identical Carrara marble fountain also by Josep Reynés carved in 1893 currently at the Parc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona, Spain.
Measures: Overall height: 55 inches (140 cm)
Marble height: 49 inches (124.5 cm)
width: 37 inches (94 cm)
depth: 30 inches (76.3 cm)
Joseph Reynes Gurguí (Barcelona, 1850 - 1926) is a Catalan sculptor, also known as Reynesy-Gurgui, Spanish school.
He studied at the Ecole de la Llotja, studied for a time in Paris, in the workshops of the great French sculptors Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) and Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887). He devoted himself mainly to interior decoration. His works were profoundly marked by a French influence. He exhibited in Paris in 1895 where he received an honorable mention. In 1890 he obtained the first medal in Madrid for "The Violinist".
Literature:
E. Benezit Dictionaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs by Grund - Nouvelle Edition, 1976 - Volume 8, Page 714.
Cristina Mensoza, Ramon Casas...
Category
19th Century Spanish Louis XV Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$98,450 Sale Price
21% Off
Antique Old Bronze Figure Grand Tour Discus Thrower Ancient Greek Verdigris 10"
Located in Wilton, CT
Nice old bronze Grand Tour figure of the ancient Greek discus thrower. This version with the head facing forward, probably based on the Roman marble copy in the British Museum. Circa...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Hellenistic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of German Christmas Figures Tree Papier-Mâché Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Set of German christmas tree figures made in papier-mâché in green with snow glitter.
Handmade from the original antique mold in Germany.
In th...
Category
2010s German Country Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
Located in Ballard, CA
18th century exceptional Italian carved wood and polychromed figure depicting baby Jesus holding the world in his hand, he has halo made from sterling silver and the globe is also sterling silver.This piece would have originally been dressed in an elaborate gown and would have been changed into different attire depending on the holy season. Extremely detailed and the carving is exceptional. this piece came from a very reputable merchant in Verona, I did inherit it from my mother in Law...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Large & Exceptional Equestrian Bronze of Louis XIV on Horseback after Girardon
By François Girardon
Located in London, GB
An Equestrian Statue of Louis XIV
After François Girardon (1628-1715)
Cast in a dark patinated bronze, the statue depicts the Sun King as a Roman Emperor, and is signed to the side ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Vide-Poche, Grotesque At A Bowl, Walter Bosse, Austria 1924-1936
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A playful combination of the functional and the decorative:
Female figure in a floor-length, loose dress with a headscarf, a simple face with pierced eyes set wide apart – a long nos...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Neresheimer Hanau Silver Miniature Historical Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of German 800 silver cast historical figurines, ca 1910. The man in doublet and hose and feathered helmet gestures dramatically. The woman in loose and draped gown stands in a p...
Category
Early 20th Century German Edwardian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Porcelain Figure Group Playing the Blind Man's Buff 19th Century, German
Located in Lantau, HK
Porcelain figure group playing the Blind man's buff
Beautifully crafted artwork, hand painted
19th century, French.
Dimensions: 50 x 30 x 30 cm (approximate).
Category
19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Two Porcelain Glove Molds, Italy 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two glove molds.
Porcelain pieces with left and right hands and metal support.
Category
1960s German Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique, New and Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Figurative sculpture is a modern art form in which artists create work that is typically representative of the visible world. However, sculptures that are considered to be figurative in style can definitely be inclusive of abstract elements. A wide range of antique, new and vintage figurative sculptures has been made over the years by both well-known and emerging artists, and these pieces can prove striking and provocative as part of your home decor.
Realistic representation in visual art has a very long history. And while figurative artists, whether figurative painters or sculptors, find inspiration in humans, animals and real-life objects, good figurative sculptures can make us think differently about how the real world should look. Just as figurative paintings might include Photorealistic human likenesses, they can also include elements of Surrealism and can suggest a creative and alternative reality. Figurative sculptures aren’t always realistic impressions of our world — depictions of the human form in classical Greek sculpture, for example, might emphasize beauty and physical perfection.
There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.
When decorating your living room, dining room, home office and study areas with figurative sculptures, don’t be afraid to choose bold colors to inject brightness into neutral spaces. Texture is another factor to consider when purchasing figurative sculptures. A highly textural work of ceramics or wood will catch the eye in a sleek modern space, whereas a smooth, flat glass sculpture can offer an often much-needed contrast in a room that already has many textures.
On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.